There’s a Kiwi humbleness about Australian Kelli Brett when she insists that she is still shocked at the reaction in a crowd when she mentions she is the Cuisine Magazine Editor. Whilst I am also an import, I have learned that the Cuisine magazine is the holy grail of mags for all true foodies in this country.

Damon Gameau; a respected Aussie actor took a chance and filmed himself in an experiment around the effects of sugar in our diet. He wasn’t sure ‘That Sugar Film’ would make it to the public - he was not aware of the effects on his body that the experiment would have, and his eventual status as a Food Advocate.

Nadia Lim is a household name; an aspiring chef who won MasterChef 2012, the face of My Food Bag, plus an established author. Hear an inspirational journey of nutrition, food, cooking, motherhood: of a girl following her dream to the true height of success.

Glen has grown up by the water in Tasmania and as a child, aspired to be a deep sea diver and naturally became an experienced seafood chef. This episode also features snippets of audio from my recent visit to the famed, lively or laxed (you choose) dining lanes of Melbourne!

This week's special guest is Renee Wright, a friendly and glamourous television presenter and producer for TVNZ. Also an ambassador for Ronald McDonald House in Auckland and a busy mother of three little ones - she made time to chat about family, her food travel experiences and much more.

Eric and Sonya are passionate Chefs who love to teach the classics of cooking from all over the world, often to those who have not had the similar opportunity to roam the world, cooking along the way. They’re also the owners of Auckland’s most beautiful cooking school location - Main Course.

I met Quinn 4 years ago as a cancer patient & resident of Ronald McDonald House in Auckland; I was drawn to her personality & determination to beat the disease. In 2016 it was a privilege to visit & cook at her school with the students. It was also wonderful to chat to Leigh - founder of the Kind Hearts Movement.

Julian and Cathy Raine are 7th­-generation dairy farmers of Nelson and their family has been milking cows at Oaklands Farm for more than 80 years. Julian has been providing fresh milk locally since 2013. Now, for the first time in decades, we can buy 'Aunt Jean's' Milk - in a traditional glass bottle.

Kiara Ashanti is an author and a man passionate about following through his ideas. In this podcast we chat around his decision to research the traditional Thanksgiving meal as it was first eaten. He was to discover so much about this annual occasion, determined to recreate it - the ‘old fashioned’ way.  

In this podcast I chat with Will Fleming and his wife Moni about intercultural family life and how they & their children, celebrate food & meal times together. Will is a husband, Dad and works full time but he has a mission which he ponders in his spare time - looking for the missing link to being a happy human!